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Source: Inquirer News
Once a trademark of the Subic tourism experience, fruit bats (also called flying foxes) in the forests of the Subic Bay Freeport have started to dwindle due to human activity. “The last time we surveyed the number of bats her...

Source: Inquirer News
COTABATO CITY — For a city that harvests up to 85,000 kg of mud crabs a year, a festival in honor of the crustaceans is in order. From Dec. 15-18, this city will hold its first Crab Festival to put the spotlight on mud crabs ...

Source: Inquirer Global Nation
BOHOL, Philippines — The tiny creature turns its head slowly through 180 degrees and stares, boggle-eyed as another group of noisy tourists takes its picture from just inches away. This is the Philippine tarsier, one ...

Source: PAWB
This eleventh (11th) celebration for the Pawikan Festival was attended by the Provincial Government Heads of Bataan graced by Governor Garcia. The DOT of Bataan, headed by no other than the first lady of Bataan has fully supported the fe...

Source: Inquirer Global Nation
PUERTO PRINCESA — Authorities found 20 dead sea turtles in a large net that was left submerged in the waters of Balabac on the southern tip of Palawan by a group of Chinese poachers caught by a Philippine naval patro...

Source: Inquirer News
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Government agents on Tuesday seized 2,000 geckos from a trading company here and are now preparing charges against the company owners and others believed involved in collecting and trading the protected s...

Source: SEARCA
SEARCA, in collaboration with the WorldFish Center, organized the “Customized Benchmarking Visit on Biodiversity Conservation for the Project Steering Committee Members” held from 21 to 24 November 2011 in selected biodiversity co...

Source: DOST-PCAARRD
Among the many forms of aquaculture here in the Philippines, mussel farming is one of those which is a very promising industry. Specifically in some areas in Samar, mussel farming is now in commercial scale, providing livelihood...

Source: Manila Bulletin
SAMAL, Bataan, Philippines — Officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned Thursday that the red tide alert is up in the coast of Bataan and a part of Zambales and called for a halt to the gatherin...

Source: Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
The long search for wild population of the elusive Philippine eagle in the Cordillera Mountain Ranges finally paid off with the sighting of three individuals of this majestic bird species two weeks ago. A...

Source: Inquirer Business
Caring for the environment and supporting advocacies such as saving endangered animals need not cost money. One initiative that rewards cell phone recycling and supports conservation efforts at the same time is “i-rEcover....

Source: WWF
Philippines – WWF recently partnered with Banco de Oro Unibank (BDO) in the Philippines to teach public elementary students about both climate change impacts on biodiversity and how they can minimize their ecological footprints. READ ...

November 08, 2011 marks another history in wildlife conservation as representative from the National Geographic Channel declared “Lolong” as the largest crocodile caught alive in the wild and maintained in captivity. READ MORE »....

Source: Inquirer News
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Fishing regulators will use three armed vessels to enforce a 15-month ban on sardine fishing in 15 areas in Western Mindanao, a top fisheries official said. Asis Perez, national director of the Bu...

Source: Inquirer News
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Slain botanist Leonard Co spent years building up a directory of indigenous herbs and medicinal plants, which he distributed at little cost to Cordillera communities to help augment health care in re...

Source: PCAARRD S&T Highlights
Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) researchers Loida Z. Nasayao and Nestio P. Agron have developed a protocol on the macro-vegetative propagation of y...

Source: Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — International experts Monday identified the Philippines' Hawksbill Turtle population as one of the 11 most threatened sea turtle populations in the world, mainly due to the illegal harvest of turtles fo...

Source: DENR
Some P2.4 million worth of hardwood lauan logs and minor wood products were seized recently from a sawmill earlier closed by the DENR in Monkayo, Compostela Valley. Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said the Royal Wood Enterprises was found ...